Show Us Your Blades

[ShaunMaxwell]

Here are three I've had made:

This was my first. It was made by Louis Garcia of Fredericksburg, Texas (http://www.lgknives.com/), who generally makes hunting knives. It may not be a thing of beauty, but it's quite functional, very high-quality steel and holds an edge well.



This one was made by Adriaan Gerber of Maine, by way of South Africa (http://www.adriaangerberknives.com/). It's made of 1056 steel. Adriaan does all his work by hand, using no electrical tools. Very simple and elegant.



This was made by Michael Wise, of Jack, Alabama (http://www.angelfire.com/my/wisecustomknives/). It's made from 1095 and is very sleek. It has become my favorite recently.



I had a hand in simplifying Drac's original sgian design (http://www.xmarksthescot.com/forum/f...an-dubh-61922/) which evolved into Artificer's sgian. I have a maker lined up to create my version but have decided to postpone the commission as a custom weave box pleat from Matt Newsome has put it on the backburner at present... One of these days! But it'll look something like this:

[English Bloke]

There is some beautiful custom work on this thread. Lovely to see.

I have a bit of an issue with knives which I'll not re-hash here but that said, I've come to terms with the sgian although I don't wear one with my every day knocking about look.

I have two, both bought in. One is a copy of a 19th century military sgian. The handle is stained wood, carved in a basketweave design and studded with steel pins. The scabbard is leather with pewter metal work. The blade is steel and has a fairly dull edge.

It came in a nice "Rosewood" box and was bought by my wife as a valetines present.









The other one I have is a dummy sgian made from the oak of a salvaged whisky barrel. It's flattened off at the back so it fits snuggly againts the calf and is purely for decoration. nice thing though. I like it anyway.






Some other stuff familiar to most of us with it to give an impression of the size.